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[Postcard of Soldiers on Drill Field at Camp MacArthur]

Postcard of soldiers with rifles standing on a field. A note on the front of the postcard says: "A typical scene on the drill field at Camp MacArthur Waco, Texas."

Date: 1917

Creator: Mann, Fred

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Photograph of 1918 Carlton World War I parents in Front of Store]

Photograph from November 11, 1918 in Carlton, TX. Everyone from Hamilton County with a son in World War I was called to Carlton square for a picture. John O. and Beulah Pollard Forrest are seen on the second row, center. John O. is behind the seated man with the hat between his feet and Beulah is to John O.'s left. A sign in the window of the store reads "All Leather Shoes, Friedman Shelby, Curbo Merc. Co."

Date: November 11, 1918

Creator: Wiseman

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Postcard of Camp MacArthur Officers]

Postcard of thirteen men in military uniforms, five sitting down and eight standing behind them. A printed note under the photo describes it: "The officers at headquarters Camp MacArthur, Waco, Texas."

Date: 1917

Creator: Gildersleeve

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Photograph of May Worley and Emma Nichols]

Photograph of May Worley and Emma Nichols standing in a yard near a tree with a dog and a parrot on the grass in front of them and a house in the background.

Date: 1914

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Photograph of a Group of Women]

Photograph of a group of women on the steps of a building holding spears and flags and wearing ribbons pinned to their dresses with "Waco" on them.

Date: 1915

Creator: Bryant Studio

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Postcard of Regimental Parade at Camp MacArthur]

Postcard of soldiers standing at attention in rows on a field. A note below the photo says: "Regimental Parade, Camp MacArthur. Waco, Texas."

Date: 1917

Creator: Gildersleeve

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Postcard of Base Hospital at Camp MacArthur]

Postcard of large, interconnected buildings. A printed note under the photo describes it: "Base hospital, Camp MacArthur, Waco, Texas."

Date: 1917

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Postcard of Base Hospital at Camp MacArthur]

Postcard of a row of interconnected buildings. A note below the photo says: "Base Hospital, Camp MacArthur. Waco, Texas."

Date: 1917

Creator: Gildersleeve

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Postcard of Airplane at Camp MacArthur]

Postcard of men standing near an early airplane. A note below the photo says: "Aviation, Camp MacArthur. Waco, Texas."

Date: 1917

Creator: Gildersleeve

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Photograph of Sam Wise Home and Family]

Photograph of the home built by Sam Wise with a family standing in front of it and next to a car. The members of the family are identified as: First row: (left to right) Iris and Lindsey Burley, Sadie Wise (pregnant with Lois Wise), Howard Wise, Ray L. Wise held by his father V. A. Wise, Legel and Clyde Wise, and Mary Lou and John Wise; Second row: grandpa Samuel Curtis Wise, Melvin Wise, grandma Francis Josephine Carlisle Wise, Louise Wise, Thelma Lee Wise, and Vera Hunter Wise.

Date: August 12, 1917

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Postcard of Cavalry at Camp MacArthur]

Postcard of four men on horses, with the middle two holding an American flag and another unidentifiable flag. A note below the photo says: "Regimental Colors, Camp MacArthur. Waco, Texas."

Date: 1917

Creator: Gildersleeve

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Postcard of Camp MacArthur Officers]

Postcard of thirteen men in military uniforms, with five sitting down and the other eight standing behind. A note below the photo says: "The officers at headquarters, Camp MacArthur. Waco, Texas."

Date: 1917

Creator: Gildersleeve

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Photograph of Men at Entrance of Texas Cotton Palace]

Photograph of a group of men standing at the entrance of the Texas Cotton Palace during its construction.

Date: October 6, 1910

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Photograph of the Waco Square]

Photograph of the Waco Square, with Waco City Hall as the focal point, surrounded with many horse-drawn wagons filled with hay and other goods.

Date: 1912

Creator: Gildersleeve

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Photograph of Grave of Maria Schuler]

Photograph of the grave of Maria Schuler (1828-1911) covered in flowers, located in Oakwood Cemetery, Waco, Texas.

Date: 1911

Creator: Heilmann

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Letter from W. J. Neale to Mrs. W. A. Crawford - October 27, 1914]

Letter from W. J. Neale to Mrs. W. A. Crawford, thanking her for her work as chairman and inviting her to Opening Day at the Texas Cotton Palace.

Date: October 27, 1914

Creator: Neale, W. J.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Photograph of Construction of the Amicable Life Insurance Company Building]

Photograph of the Amicable Life Insurance Company (A. L. I. C. O.) building being constructed, with men standing on a suspended I-beam. A handwritten note says "Howdy Gildy" and points to one of the men. An interurban streetcar is on the street beside the building.

Date: March 1911

Creator: Gildersleeve

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Postcard of Mable Blair]

Postcard of Mable Blair wearing a dress with a fur collar and a hat. This collection of photographs of African Americans was purchased from an estate in Dallas, Texas.

Date: 1917

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Postcard of Atchison School Students]

Postcard of students from Atchison School in Hillsboro, Texas posing outside of the school building.

Date: [1913..1914]

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Stock Certificate for Texas Cotton Palace Association]

Stock certificate for the Texas Cotton Palace Association, certifying that Wheatley [sic] & Holloway own three shares of the Capital Stock of the Texas Cotton Palace Association. It is signed by Albert T. Clifton, President.

Date: August 11, 1911

Item Type: Text

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Photograph of Wise Home]

Photograph of the home where brothers V. Addison Wise and John Wise were born, in Center League Community near Venus, Texas.

Date: 1911

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Postcard of World War I Camp MacArthur in Waco]

Postcard of a military camp near a road with several barracks visible and many soldiers marching in formation. A note on the front of the postcard describes the photo: "Section 'A,' Camp MacArthur, Waco, Texas."

Date: 1917

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Postcard of Ice House in McAllen]

Postcard of a building near railroad tracks with people standing on its porch. A note on the front of the postcard describes it: "McAllen, Tex. Ice House." A handwritten note on the back of the postcard, addressed to Mrs. Amelia Rinkle in St. Louis, Missouri, says, "Best regards from Lon and Florence."

Date: 1912

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Letter from Mrs. A. W. Koch and Mrs. W. O. Wilkes to Mrs. W. A. Crawford - October 26, 1914]

Letter from Mrs. A. W. Koch and Mrs. W. O. Wilkes to Mrs. W. A. Crawford, inviting her to the Cotton Palace's Woman's Day Parade on November 7 and instructing her about her position in the parade. The letter is typed on Texas Cotton Palace stationery. Mrs. W. A. Crawford's mailing address is at the Tietz Hotel of Waco

Date: October 26, 1914

Creator: Koch, Mrs. A. W. & Wilkes, Mrs. W. O.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

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[Postcard of Soldiers on Drill Field at Camp MacArthur]

[Photograph of 1918 Carlton World War I parents in Front of Store]

[Postcard of Camp MacArthur Officers]

[Photograph of May Worley and Emma Nichols]

[Photograph of a Group of Women]

[Postcard of Regimental Parade at Camp MacArthur]

[Postcard of Base Hospital at Camp MacArthur]

[Postcard of Base Hospital at Camp MacArthur]

[Postcard of Airplane at Camp MacArthur]

[Photograph of Sam Wise Home and Family]

[Postcard of Cavalry at Camp MacArthur]

[Postcard of Camp MacArthur Officers]

[Photograph of Men at Entrance of Texas Cotton Palace]

[Photograph of the Waco Square]

[Photograph of Grave of Maria Schuler]

[Letter from W. J. Neale to Mrs. W. A. Crawford - October 27, 1914]

[Photograph of Construction of the Amicable Life Insurance Company Building]

[Postcard of Mable Blair]

[Postcard of Atchison School Students]

[Stock Certificate for Texas Cotton Palace Association]

[Photograph of Wise Home]

[Postcard of World War I Camp MacArthur in Waco]

[Postcard of Ice House in McAllen]

[Letter from Mrs. A. W. Koch and Mrs. W. O. Wilkes to Mrs. W. A. Crawford - October 26, 1914]